Regarding a typical compound microscope’s construction, consider: (I) the eyepie

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1. Regarding a typical compound microscope’s construction, consider: (I) the eyepiece’s focal length is generally larger than the objective’s, and (IV) the final image seen through a normal optical microscope is virtual. Which statement(s) are correct?

Only I

I and IV, both correct

Only the claim about the image being real

Neither statement is correct

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A compound microscope’s objective lens has an unusually short focal length to strongly magnify a nearby object, while the eyepiece, used more like a simple magnifier, generally has a longer one. The final image viewed through the eyepiece is virtual, even though the intermediate image is real.